cast
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(noun) the act of throwing dice |
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Synonyms: roll |
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Related Words: natural, throw |
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(verb) make by pouring into a cast or mold |
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Synonyms: mold, mould |
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Related Words: forge, form, mold, mould, press, press out, recast, remold, remould, sand cast, shape |
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(verb) select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet |
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Related Words: assign, delegate, depute, designate, miscast, recast, typecast |
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(verb) deposit; "cast a vote"; "cast a ballot" |
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Related Words: give |
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(verb) assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors; "Who cast this beautiful movie?" |
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Related Words: assign, delegate, depute, designate |
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(satellite adjective) (of molten metal or glass) formed by pouring or pressing into a mold |
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(noun) object formed by a mold |
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Synonyms: casting |
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Related Words: block, copy, cylinder block, death mask, engine block, life mask |
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(noun) a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal |
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Synonyms: plaster cast |
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Related Words: dressing, medical dressing |
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(noun) the actors in a play |
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Synonyms: cast of characters, dramatis personae |
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Related Words: assemblage, ensemble, gathering, supporting players |
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(noun) the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region" |
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Synonyms: mold, stamp |
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Related Words: solid |
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(noun) a violent throw |
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Synonyms: hurl |
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Related Words: throw |
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(noun) the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel |
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Synonyms: casting |
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Related Words: bait casting, fishing, fly casting, overcast, surf casting |
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(verb) choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots" |
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Synonyms: draw |
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Related Words: go, move |
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(verb) get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss" |
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Synonyms: cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off |
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Related Words: autotomize, exfoliate, exuviate, molt, moult, remove, shed, slough, take, take away |
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(verb) put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light" |
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Synonyms: contrive, project, throw |
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Related Words: direct, send, shoot |
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(verb) eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited" |
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Synonyms: barf, be sick, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up |
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Related Words: egest, eliminate, excrete, gag, heave, pass |
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(verb) formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language" |
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Synonyms: couch, frame, put, redact |
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Related Words: articulate, formulate, phrase, word |
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(verb) throw forcefully |
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Synonyms: hurl, hurtle |
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Related Words: catapult, crash, dash, precipitate, sling, throw |
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(noun) a container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens |
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Synonyms: mold, mould |
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Related Words: container, form, matrix, pig, pig bed, sandbox |
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(noun) the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features" |
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Synonyms: form, shape |
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Related Words: appearance, visual aspect |
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(verb) wander about aimlessly; "The gypsies roamed the woods" |
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Synonyms: drift, ramble, range, roam, rove, stray, swan, vagabond, wander |
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Related Words: gad, gallivant, go, jazz around, locomote, maunder, move, travel |
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